– One skein of yarn in the body color of your choice.
– An oddment of white yarn for the tail.
– Embroidery floss for the nose.
– Beads for the eyes.
– A hook appropriate to the weight of the yarn. I personally used fingering weight yarn and a 2 mm hook, which resulted in an 8.5 inch bunny.
– Yarn needle.
– Embroidery needle.
– Polyfill.

The ears, head, torso and legs are all crocheted as one continuous piece, starting at the tip of the first ear.

First ear

R1: Using the body color of your choice, make 6 sc into a ring.
R2: sc inc in next st, sc in next st, around (9)
R3-R7: Work even (9)
R8: sc next 2 st tog, sc in next 7 st (8) Stuff the tip of the ear.
R9-R10: Work even (8)
R11: sc in next 2 st, sc next 2 st tog, sc in next 4 st (7)
R12-R13: Work even (7) Stuff some more. The rest of the ear will be so thin, it doesn’t need stuffing.
R14: sc in next 4 st, sc next 2 st tog, sc in next st (6)
R15-R18: Work even (6) Fasten off.

Second ear and body

Start like the first bunny ear, but don’t fasten off after R18.

R19: ch 3, sc around the 6 st of the first ear, sc into each of the 3 ch made at the beginning of the round. Continue to sc around the 6 st of the second ear, then sc along the bottom of the 3 ch made at the beginning of the round. Move stitch marker. (18)
R20-R25: Work even (18)
R26: sc in next 3 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 8 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 5 st (20)
R27: Work even (20)
R28: sc in next 4 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 9 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 5 st (22) This is a good time to create the face.
R29: sc in next 5 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 10 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 5 st (24)
R30: sc in next 6 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 11 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 5 st (26)
R31: sc in next 6 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 12 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 6 st (28)
R32: sc in next 7 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 13 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 6 st (30)
R33: Work even (30) Stuff the head firmly.
R34: sc in next 7 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 14 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 7 st (32)
R35: Work even (32)
R36: sc in next 8 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 15 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 7 st (34)
R37: Work even (34)
R38: sc in next 9 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 16 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 7 st (36)
R39-R40: Work even (36)
R41: sc in next 9 st, sc next 2 st tog, sc in next 16 st, sc next 2 st tog, sc in next 7 st (34)
R42-R43: Work even (34)
R44: sc in next 9 st, sc next 2 st tog, sc in next 15 st, sc next 2 st tog, sc in next 6 st (32)
R45: Work even (32) Start stuffing the body.
R46: sc in next 16 st, move stitch marker. Skip next 22 st. Continue to work in the round over the last 10 st, to form the first leg (10)
R47: sc in next 4 st, sc next 2 st tog, sc in next 4 st (9)
R48-R49: Work even (9)
R50: sc in next 4 st, sc next 2 st tog, sc in next 3 st (8)
R51-R55: Work even (8) Start stuffing the thigh.
R56: sc in next 5 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 2 st (9)
R57: Work even (9)
R58: sc in next st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 7 st (10)
R59: sc in next 7 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 2 st (11)
R60: sc in next 3 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 7 st (12) Stuff more.
R61: sc in next 9 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 2 st (13)
R62: sc in next 3 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 9 st (14)
R63: sc in next 10 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 3 st (15)
R64: Work even (15)
R65: sc in next 4 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 10 st (16)
R66-R70: Work even (16) Stuff the lower leg firmly.
R71: sc next 2 st tog, sc in next 2 st, around (12) Make sure the whole leg is properly stuffed before moving on to the final round.
R72: sc next 2 st tog, around (6) Fasten off, sew up the remaining hole and weave in the end.

Reattach yarn in the 23rd stitch of R45. Make sure to leave a long tail of yarn that you can use later to sew up the crotch opening.

R46: sc in next 10 st. Continue to work in the round over these 10 st, to form the second leg (10)
R47: sc in next 4 st, sc next 2 st tog, sc in next 4 st (9)
R48-R49: Work even (9)
R50: sc in next 4 st, sc next 2 st tog, sc in next 3 st (8)
R51-R55: Work even (8) Start stuffing the thigh.
R56: sc in next 5 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 2 st (9)
R57: Work even (9)
R58: sc in next st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 7 st (10)
R59: sc in next 7 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 2 st (11)
R60: sc in next 3 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 7 st (12) Stuff more.
R61: sc in next 9 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 2 st (13)
R62: sc in next 3 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 9 st (14)
R63: sc in next 10 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 3 st (15)
R64: Work even (15)
R65: sc in next 4 st, sc inc in next st, sc in next 10 st (16)
R66-R70: Work even (16) Stuff the lower leg firmly.
R71: sc next 2 st tog, sc in next 2 st, around (12) Make sure the whole leg is properly stuffed before moving on to the final round.
R72: sc next 2 st tog, around (6) Fasten off, sew up the remaining hole and weave in the end.

Using the crotch opening, continue stuffing the torso until it’s semi-firm. Sew up the hole to finish off the body.

Arms

Start like the first ear, but fasten off after R16. Sew the arms to the sides of the body.

Tail

R1: With white, make 6 sc into a ring.
R2: sc inc in next st, sc in next st, around (9) Fasten off and sew to the body.

Back in March when I was knee deep in monster birthday party planning, I came across fleece fabric at JoAnn’s that had little monsters on it. I had no idea what I was going to do with it, but I went ahead and purchased 2 yards of it anyway. And its been sitting on my craft shelf ever since. When I found out this weeks One Crafty Contest material was fabric, I knew it was time to put the monster fleece to use! I don’t own a sewing machine nor do I know how to sew – Yes, there is something I can’t do :o) But I had recently learned how to crochet around fleece for the Project Linus Blanket Drive. I thought a blanket was too boring, but a monster lovely would be perfect!

First I cut a 10.5 x 12 piece of the fleece fabric. I created holes to crochet through with a skip stitch blade and a ruler as a guide. Holes should be made about a 1/2 inch from the edge. It is also helpful to cut the corners into rounded corners so it will lay down flat when you crochet the edge.

I purchase my skip stitch blade from the Project Linus website and you will need a Fiskars 45mm Contour Rotary Cutter which I purchased from Amazon.

Here is the crochet pattern I came up. Remember that when following the patterns below, you can easily adapt them to make the head and limbs bigger by increasing the chain length and row length. Feel free to use this as a loose guide.

Head:
Chain 17,
SC in second chain from hook, and in the next 16.
SC along other side of chain (17 SC)
Working in rounds, SC 16, 2 SC in next stitch, SC 16, 2 SC in next.
Continue SC around for 11 more rounds (SC 35), Leave a long tail
Sew on eyes, ears, teeth, etc before stuffing lightly with Poly-Fil and sewing shut.

Arms (make 2):
Chain 5,
SC in second chain from hook and in next 3
Sc along other side of chain (4SC)
Working in rounds, 2 SC in first SC, SC in next 3, 2 SC in next stitch,
SC 50, leave a long tail
Stuff with a small amount of polyfil and sew shut.
Leave the rest of the tail for sewing onto blanket

Feet (make 2):
Chain 5,

SC in second chain from hook and in next 3

Sc along other side of chain (4SC)

Working in rounds, 2 SC in first SC, SC in next 3, 2 SC in next stitch,

SC 25, leave a long tail

Stuff with a small amount of polyfil and sew shut.

Leave the rest of the tail for sewing onto blanket

Eye:Note: This is for the single large eye. For smaller eyes, start with less SC in your magic ring
With color #1:
Magic Ring, chain 1
6 SC in magic ring, pull tight and join, chain 1
2 SC in same stitch and in each stitch around (12 SC)
Join with white and chain 1
2 Sc in same stitch and in each around (24 SC)
Join, fasten off leaving long tail to sew on.
You can use a black button for the pupil or for smaller eyes, use 12mm Solid Black Eyes

Teeth:
Chain4,
Slip Stitch in 2nd chain from hook, SC in next, HDC in next
Leave long tail for sewing on.

Horns:
Magic Ring, chain 1
3 SC in magic ring, do not join and continue to work in rounds
2 SC in next 3 (6 SC)
2 SC in next, 1 SC in next, 2 SC, 1 SC, 2 SC, 1 SC (9 SC)
SC in next 9 (9 SC)
Fasten off leaving long tail to sew onto head
Tip: If you leave a long tail when starting your Magic ring, you can use it to stuff the horn.

Please Note: This pattern uses buttons and has small parts which could potentially become choking hazards if they come off. Please use caution if making this for a baby or if giving to a baby. If I was to make this for an infant, I would not use buttons and use black yarn instead.
Here are my little monsters snuggling with their new lovey blankets :o)